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Y ALBUM. No. 281,102. Patented July 10, 1883.

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wj TNESSES! INVENTOR- I UNITED STATES PATENT -FFI(IEC MILLER BIBLE ANDPUBLISHING HOUSE, (LIMITED,) OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,102, dated July 10,1883.

Application filed January). 1 883. (No motlelJ To (all whom it mayconcern Be it known thatl, ANDREW J. MEGEE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain Improvements in Albums, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to construct an album for holding cards sothat the latter can be readily inserted or removed, and so that thecovers will not he distended when the album is filleisvith cards. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of myimproved cardalbum, showing the same opened; and Fig. 2 is an enlargedsection of one of the leaves of the album.

A A are the covers of the album, and B the leaves, each of the latterhaving in the present instance a joint similar to that described in myPatent No. 256,022, dated April 4, 1882. This, however, while preferred,is not essential. Each leaf consists of three parts-namely, the oppositesheets, a a, and the filling-piece b, the center of the latter being cutout, so as to leave simply a rim or margin around the leaf. In each ofthe sheets a a are formed incisions d, into which are inserted thecorners of the cards to be retained, the arrangement of these incisionsbeing such as may be suggested by the size and desired disposal of thecards. By this means the cards are held in position for convenientreference, but can at any time be readily removed, any desired change inthe arrangement of the cards being thus permitted. The interposition ofthe 1511-.

ing-piece 1) between the sheets a a, prevents the bulging of the coversof the album when the latter is filled with cards. Each of the sheets aa may have printed upon it lines in.- dicating the disposal of the cardsto properly accord with the incisions in the sheets.

I claim as my invention 1. A card-album consisting of covers A andleaves B, each of the latter comprising sheets (t a, with incisions d,and a filling-piece, b, as set forth.

2. A leaf for card-albums, the same comprising sheets a a, withincisions d, and a fill-' ing-piece, b, as set forth.

'In testimony name to this specification in two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW J. MEGEE.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS 'DUGAN, HARRY SMITH.

whereof I have signed my the presence of 50

